Criminal Justice

Lee esta historia en español. The judge presiding over Travis County's domestic violence court was forcibly recused from a case this week over her…

Lee esta historia en español. Austin Mayor Pro Tem Delia Garza will be the next Travis County Attorney after her runoff opponent, Laurie Eiserloh,…

The Travis County attorney does thankless work. That's a bleak descriptor, but it's not wrong.Both Laurie Eiserloh, a career attorney and longtime staffer…

The Texas Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to Gov. Greg Abbott's executive order that limits judges' ability to grant personal bonds to people with…

From Texas Standard:The Texas Department of Criminal Justice announced Wednesday that it's locking down 15 prisons in response to the coronavirus crisis.…

With courts largely shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic, attorney Steve Brand wasn't working at his usual breakneck clip.Then on Sunday, that…

From Texas Standard:As of Friday, Dallas County had the most positive COVID-19 cases in the state, at more than 300. At least seven of those cases are in…

People accused of nonviolent felonies like possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, theft and prostitution can now be automatically…

Low-level drug possession arrests are ineffective and harmful to people who need community-based help, rather than jail time, a new report concludes.The…

People arrested for misdemeanors in Travis County will no longer have to pay cash to be released from jail, under an order released Thursday by county…